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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Leveraging Serious Games in education, healthcare, corporations, government and for military

Call for Speakers for 2nd Annual Serious Play Conference, August 21-23, 2012

Sessions for Developers, Project Leads, Faculty

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SEATTLE – Dec. 28, 2011 –SeriousPlay Conferencehas issued a call for speakers for its second annual “boot camp” for Serious Games professionals. The 2012 conference will again be held at DigiPen Institute of Technology, Tuesday – Thursday, August 21 – 23 in Redmond, Wash., just outside Seattle.

The three day conference will feature sessions by publishers, developers, game design consultants, market analysts and other professionals already leveraging game mechanics in education, health care, corporations, government and for military training as well as vendors providing Serious Games hardware and software and faculty teaching Serious Game development.

Speakers will outline critical success factors in game design, share case histories, offer recommendations on setting up as well as measuring learning outcomes and give advice on how to take advantage of current development technology. Market research consultants will discuss industry trends.

Developers can also vie for recognition in the International Serious Play Awards Competition and certification.A student winner is also awarded.